Samuel Kasiki

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed attacks on livestock over a four-year period on two neighboring arid-land ranches adjoining Tsavo East National Park, Kenya and found that lions were responsible for 85.9% of the attacks; hyenas and cheetahs were the other predators responsible.

TL;DR: This work relates African lion population densities and population trends to contrasting management practices across 42 sites in 11 countries to show that lions in unfenced reserves are highly sensitive to human population density in surrounding communities, and unfenced populations are frequently subjected to density-independent factors.

TL;DR: This paper assessed the effectiveness of African protected areas (PAs) at conserving lions and their prey, identified factors that influence conservation effectiveness, and identified patterns in the severity of various threats.

TL;DR: Elephant detusking seems to be effective in drastically reducing fence-breaking incidents, nonetheless its negative effects on behaviour, access to food and its aesthetical consequences still need to be further studied and investigated.

TL;DR: African governments and the international community need to increase the funding available for management by three to six times if PAs are to effectively conserve lions and other species and provide vital ecological and economic benefits to neighboring communities.